Civilian
by Political
iency Ridgway Says
etense bosses
Swayed
Exped
o
Complaint Aired
In Second Article
Of Magazine Series
Washington (U.R) Gen
Matthew B. Ridgway protested
today that the civilian bosses of
the Defense Department too of
ten are swayed by "political ex
pediency."
He said a tendency to substi
tute political for military judg-
ment was "'manifest many times"
during his tour as Army chief
of staff.
Ridgway, President Eisenhow-
er's Army chief of staff, until
his retirement last summer, air
ed his complaint in the second
of a series of Saturday Evening
Post articles entitled "My Bat
tles in War and Peace." The arti
cles have touched off a sharp
congressional debate on admin
istration defense policies.
Cfealked at Proposal
The former Army chief also:
1. Disclosed that he balked
at Defense Secretary Charles E,
Wilson's proposal never car
ried out for a reduction in
combat troops overseas on the
grounds it would expose y. S.
troops to "the possibility of an
nihilation." He said "many"
other "suggestions" came from
Wilson's office that would have
"seriously impaired the Army's
capability."
2. Expressed fear that Presi
dent Syngman Rhee of South
Korea, unless restrained by the
United States, still might "set
the whole world aflame" by
sending his 600,000 ROK troops
north to drive the Communists
across the Yalu river.
3. Said that the "most danger
ous doctrine" of all is the belief
that Russia and Red China could
be conquered "by mass bombing
alone." He termed "such mass
destruction . . . repugnant to the
ideals of a Christian nation."
Falling Into Costly Errors
4. Declared that those who
(ilaim the foot soldier . is obso
lete and naval and air power
alone can insure peace are
"falling again into the error
which cost us so much blood and
agony in Korea."
Calling on the nation to
"keep the Army out of politics,"
Ridgway said the nation should
insist that men who accept top
civilian jobs in the Defense De
partment be "as completely di
vorced from politics as, possible."
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Back Stairs: Ike's Grandma Moses Art
Washington (U.R) Backstairs
at the White House:
The Grandma Moses painting of
the Eisenhower farm at Gettys
burg presented by the cabinet
to the President last week on the
third anniversary of his inaugu
ration probably cost between
$2,000 and 3,000.
The painting probably will be
hung at the farm. It would look
somewhat out of place around
the more formal art of the White
House.
Most of the reporters at Mr.
Eisenhower's news conference
last week had not seen him close
up since before his illness. What
seemed to strike the group as
different about Mr. Eisenhower
was his restrained tone of voice;
his slower rate of speech.
In Mr. Eisenhower's pre-illness
press conferences, he talked so
rapidly it was difficult for many
reporters taking notes in long
hand to keep up with him. Last
Thursday, he was relatively easy
to follow. The same situation
prevailed at the Jan. 8 meeting
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TAKING over U. S. budget di
rector job, Percival Brundage
looks over budget for 1957.
Brundage moved up to top on
resignation of R. R. Hughes,
effective April l.f International)
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Patterson Urges
Highway Bill Study
Portland (U.R) Oregonians
were urged by Gov. Paul Patter
son yesterday to study carefully
the highway bill that is certain
to be introduced in this session
of Congress, and to make their
wishes forcefully known.
The highway bill would have
far-reaching effects in Oregon,
although only two major high
ways in the state would be di
rectly involved, Gov. Patterson
told the Portland Chamber of
Commerce forum luncheon.
The governor said President
Eisenhower's program for na
tional highway improvement "is
very important to Oregon. Under
this program highways No. 30
and No. 99, now in the national
system of highways, would be
improved with the federal gov
ernment paying approximately
90 per cent of the cost.
New York '(u.R) Sen. Joseph
R. McCarthy (R-Wis.) has been
asked to come to New York to
testify for the government in the
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with newsmen in Key West.
One of the top Republican lead
ers in Congress, after reading
the transscript of Mr. Eisenhow
er's news conference remarked
to a friend, "1 11 be darned if I
know what to think now."
What had . him worried was
this: If the President decides
eventually to run, why did he
hand the Democrats campaign
ammunition by saying it would
be "idle to pretend" that he
could regain the excellent state
cf health he enjoyed before his
heart attack.
Officials of the Alfalfa club
were so set on havig the Presi
dent at their dinner here last
Saturday that three weeks ago
while the chief executive was
in Florida, they sent an emmis-
sary to Key West to sound out
the President's staff on possi
bilities. Through the emmissary, word
was sent back to the. club that
if the social organization issued
an invitation to the President he
would have . to decline. There
fore, no invitation was issued.
But the club sent a mesasge to
the President saying how much
the members wanted. to see him
and how sorry they were that he
could not come.
Eight Persons Arrested
In Roseburg Burglaries
Roseburg (U.R) Police Chief
Stan Olson said yesterday 8 per
sons have been arrested in con
nection with a wave of burg
laries, vandalism and destruc
tion of property in the Roseburg
area during the past few months.
Five of these arrested ranged in
age from 18 to 35 and the other
three are juveniles,' Olson said.
Olson credited officer Gail
Carnine with breaking the case.
Carnine was scheduled tonight
to receive the mayor's award for
outstanding public service in the
city of Roseburg for previous
police ( work.
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yesterday of natural causes,
Sheriff Murray Britton reported.
The victim was identified as
George Masingill, 53, a native
of North Carolina who had been
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